Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-08-12

Rev. DIR. Cow, the former pastor. is to
preach at the Baptist church next SUNDAY
aud Rev. Thomas Gull Of Greenwich. \.
y, the Sunday after
There will he excursions 10 Block Island
from all stations between Brattleboro and
Mlllers Falls next week Friday and Sntur-
day and the Monday following. Aug. 10Th
2oth and 22d. Trains will leave Brattle
boro at 4 ". each day, returning at 1890
=. N. FRIDAY and Saturday and at ll:3O
Monday. Fare for the round trip, includ-
ing the privilege Of returning ON any one
OF the three days, will be only 81. 80.
Spofford lake seems to be blossominp
out anew with pleasure craft this season.
Cleo. l.. Darling has lately launched fine
new steamer, lady Of the Lake" which
Is capable Of carrying about 30 persons ::
and Harry kingsbury has put on cata-
maran carrying l25 yards Of canvas and a
main mast % feet high. Three Young men of
hrattleboro have steam launch build
ing at Skaneateles, y. Y, which they ex-
pect 10 he able u launch in the course of
a fortnight 1t will be fitted with one
horse power Smpman engine, and kerosene
will supply the moving principle.
Recent pensions granted to Windham
county veterans: W T. +. johnson. Put
ney. increase Cleo. II. Frederick. London
derry, increase
Religious services will be held in the
a'''o'' f ii0'IS' near samuel Nheelers, IN the
'"ET VI T,St"il, next sunday at =. NJ,
''''"''e" ny HeN' - ~ lay.
me hallliis will soon lay sewer from
Oak To Forest street.
Dennis Moriarty, while at work ON the
Canal street sewer, Tuesday, stepped ON a
length of loose pipe in front Of Lewis's
store which rolled and threw him on a
rock iracturlng two ribs.
+. 4. Whitney * Co are to Egbt their
store with eight lncandescent lamps.
Everything indicates that the state fair
AT Burlington will be "A larger success than
ever. Entries are pouring in from every
direction, aud with suitable weather the ex
hihltion will surpass any thing heretofore
seen IN the state Mr.. l.. ID. llazen of st.
Jnhnshury VIII make larger exhibition of
his celebrated cattle than last year if the
thing Is possible. Friday, Sept. 18th, is
chlldren.s day, and all children under II
are admitted Tree. The pony race and ex
hibltion of ponies will come off about 10
~ ~ VI 'i"' ""y' All entries close Aug.
~otn'
KEY deo. f. Martin Of st. Louis, who is
spending his vacation east, is expected to
preach at the Congregational church on
sunday, the 2lst.
The Rev. DR.. Geo H. Clark of Hartford
will oiliciate at St Mchael's church the re
manning Sundays in August
r. b. Morris, who has given mn his cioar
shop on High street. has made ARRANGE.
ments to reopen in the corner room NJ r.
Clark building at West Brattleboro
I'm q IazeIIe If North II;n.JaI. ~ II
has sold n valuable 6va-vaarnIJ noi, y, n a..
~ p psf ~, H. .'',, n II ~ n, ."'y =" ~
Snrin,,GalJ Ma us 'o'' Dr' H. W. rost OF
T,,t,;,,a-
nc "a''''iS nave decided 10 put up anoth-
u - wv street iBht on the Unitarian
tsl',r,, V ,. lili,iis tnau ths one at the
ASyluln street corner cannot be placed so
SUN ,'"U S"' III All u'rectlohs'
H. d, S3nle mas curiosity in the form
VI . ot,a'i s'i Dug presented by Massa-
cnISe'.s lr'en"' ~ Is native OF fucatan,
ment re III. ' ha;,,a. a. nli aItiI'I ol orhS
hand IN which a o6ai55 !. at,aeI ny solu
of tbe snan;as o,, III "''a0 reu' some
$50 to 5000. ''7'' ~
The Brattleboro & Wbit.hou ,.a,...l
co,n,au,, ,,,,,, hon i AZ Ia,lI"uu
~ tl'o ' npH il5' SUNDAY ny the transfer
and trains are agnin rnrnin.s as ~ Won,
much to the relief of hath TRIM man AMI
passengers. The new strnctnre ,,,as tast.,J
bv running over il ten cars "f W. y 1',,'
merston granite, each car with lis load
weighing about 20 tons and under this i'm.
mense weight no sagging was perceptible 10
the eye. The bridge is of the lattice nat.
tern, and the main span measures 217 feet
1t was built by the Vermont Construction
Co. of St Adams, and is understood TO have
cost about $500 Its position and dimen-
sions are substantially the same as those of
the former bridge, except that it is calcu-
lated TO accommodate standard gauge
track. and the south end is raised about
two feet higher in order 10 imnrove tbs
grade